Dreamweaver MX- Basics
(4) Making a Page


To make a page you don't have to use tables/cells. You can type directly onto the page and format the text using the Property Inspector. You can also insert images directly.

  • Set up the page background colour in Modify/Page Properties or insert an image as background.
  • Type directly and format in the Property Inspector

You will however have very little control over the layout, apart from the normal word processing type controls. This is why most pages are made up using tables/cells or frames.


This page has four tables

  • The main table contains this text. It is set to 100% width in the Property Inspector (Drag out the table, select it by clicking on its edge and then switch to Standard View to do this)
  • The second table contains the navigation. This is set on top of the other (nested). It was inserted by putting the cursor where it was needed. Then switch to Standard View and go to Insert Table (this one has one row and 4 columns)
  • The third and fourth tables contain this written content and were laid alongside each other in Standard view right and left aligned.
  • The main table and the navigation table are centred Select (go to Standard View - centre in Property Inspector)

This is table 3

Having tables allows the use of different backgrounds, borders and helps control layout of text/images.


It also allows a more flexible layout of the content than is possible on simple pages.

 

 


This is table 4